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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WATSON A. OSGOOD AND CHARLES W. SVVORTFIGUER, OF SYRACUSE, YORK; SAD SWORTFIGUER ASSIGNOR TO SAID OSGOOD.

IRONING MACHINE.

Application .filed February 15, 1922. Serial No. 536,651.

This invention has for its object a laundry machine for ironing a wide variety of articles and adapted for general. household purposes, which machine is particularly simple and compact in construction, rapid in operation and highly efficient and durable in use.

The invention consists in the novel features and in the combinations and constructions hereinafter set forth and claimedy in describing this invention, reference is had to the accompanying drawings, in which like characters designate corresponding parts in all the views.

.Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine embodying my invention.

Fig. 1a is a sectional view on the line 1-1a Fig. 1.

l*1 igure -2 is a plan view thereof.

l `igure 3 is a fragmentary elevation, partly in section, showing the actuating mechanism for the clothes support and the iron.

lligure 3 is a sectional View on line Sil-3% Fig. 3.

Figure Fig. 3. Y n

Figure 5 is an end elevation looking to the right in Fig. 1, the drum being omitted.

Figure 6 is a sectional view on line 6--6, Fig. 5. Y

Figure 7 is an elevation looking to the right, Fig. 1.v

.Figure 8 is a fragmentary pla-n view of the drum and its support.

Figure 9 is an inner end elevation of the drum, the iron having a concave face, being shown. y

liigure 10 is an elevation similar to Fig. 9, o," a polygonal drum, that is a drum having a plurality of :dat faces and an iron having a flat ironing face, being shown.

Figure 11 is an elevation of the drum siown in Fig. 10.

Figure 12 is an elevation of the carriage and the iron support.

Figure 13 is a sectional view on rline 15E-13, l? ig. 12,A showing themeans of attaching the iron to its support whereby the iron is shiftable to traverse different portions of the drum.

Figs. 111 and 15 are respectively end elevation, anda plan of one form of clothes support or ironing board, as a sleeve board, which is interchangeable .with the drum.

-lis a plan View of parts seen in Figs. `16 and 17 are similar views of another form of another ironing board interchangeable with the frame.

This ironing machine comprises generally, a frame, a clothes support carried by the frame, an iron reciprocally movable lengthwise of the clothes support, a support or carrier fo'r the iron, actuatingmeans for reciprocating the iron and its Support con prising a prime mover, and power transmitting connections between the prime movei` and the iron support, these connections including means for varying the length of the throw of the iron, and the iron being preferably shiftable relatively to its support to vary the position of the throw relatively i to the clothes support, whereby the iron traverses either the full length of the clothes support or any given part of such length.

The clothes support is preferably a rotatable drum which is actuated by the prime mover and this machine also preferably includes means by which the power transmitting connections to the drum and to the carriage can be connected and disconnected at will independently of each other, and also b v means of which pressure is applied to the iron when any one of the power transmitting connections is efectivelyconnected to the prime mover. 1 designates 'the frame of the machine which may be of any suitable form, size and construction.

2 is a clothes support which is preferably a rotatable drum extending in a general horizontal direction, and connected at its inner end to the frame 1. The drum overhanes that'is, 'itis supported at one end so that articles of clothing such as skirts can beI sleeved over the drum.

3 is a shelf or table carried by the frame for receiving the articles after being ironed. As here illustrated, the drum is mounted to be moved out of its operative position so that other types of clothes supports as a sleeve board, Figs. 111, 15, ora bosom board, Figs. 16 and 17, may be mounted in the position occupiedb-y the drum. n

In the illustrated embodiment of my invention, the drum is mounted upon an axle 6 suitably secured in `a bearing 7 formed in the intermediate part of a movable bracket 8 which is yhere illustrated as pivoted at one icc 'inf

terlock in slots 13 formed in the upper edge of the front Wall 1 of the frame.

The bracket 8 is locked in its normal position by one or more spring pressed catches 8a, Figs. and 7, carried by lugs on the frame 1 and interlocking With suit-able openings in the free. end of the bracket, these catches be ing` here shown as spring pressed bolts.

'llhe drum seen in Figs. 9 and 10 may be vher cylindrical or polygonal, that is, pro- 2U vided, ivi-tira Jluralit ofiflat vfaces 11- as l y a,

carriage 18 movable. in suitable VAin the 'trame 1 and comprising seen. in Fig. 10.

15is a reciprocally movable iron which is usually electrically heated.

This iron isniovable by a reciprocating guides 1? av support or arm 18 pivoted at 19 thereto and overlimigiiig the clothes support 2.

'll 3i ing the 15 is secured to the overhangpart of the arm 18 and as here shown, iron is formed with an upwardly exbraclret 20, Fig. 9, having a pas- :herethrough through which the arm eilte/nds. The bracket is secured to the arm 18 by suitablemeans as av cam 22, which -when turned binds on the rod 18 in the passage 21, the cam` having a suitable handle 22.

The arm is shiftable relatively to the carriage and as here shown, it is pivoted to a slide. 2aarranged in a way or groove 255 in the carriage 16 and is normally held from .movement relatively to the carriage 1G by friction means here shown as a shoe or plate 26 located in the groove 25 between the slide 21, and one side of the groove auf! springs 27 thrusting the plate against the slide 24.

rilhe plate is held in position in the groove by suitable means as pins 28, see Figs. 12 and 18.

During the reciprocations of the carriage 1li, the slide 24e and iron support 18 move as a unit there "ith, but the support can be shifted relatively to the` carriage 16 to change the position of the throw of the iron when the throT ofthe iron is shortened to a length less than the `length of the drum, by taking of the iron and pulling or pushing on the saine, hard enough to move the slide2l relatively to the carriage 16.

"lhis adjustment ofthe slidev relatively to the es 'i with perfect safety when the Amachine is in hold by the bracket 2O` can. be effected readily and.

operation as the friction effected by the springs 2T and plate 26 is just sufficient to normally transmit the motion of the cui riage 16 to the slide 2st, and by a very slight pressure being applied to the rod 18 by the operator, or by holding it from movement momentarily, either on the forward or bacl-- Ward strolrc, the iron can be adjusted in either direction.

1n the normal operation of the machine, when cylindrical drum is used, the iron is provided with a concave cylindrical face 29 and when a many sided drinn is used, the iron is provided with a flat face 30 as seen in Fig. 10.

ilhe drum 2 and carriage 16 are operate? by a suitable actuator or prime mover and power` transmitting connections between the prime mover andl the drum and the carriage, and these. connections are independently operable and controllable at will by operating members or levers. The connections between the prime mover and the carriage 16 are variable to change the length of the throuv of the carriage 16 and the iron 15 whereby the iron can be actuated to travel the full length of the drum or ironing surface, or part of such length. As before described, the portion of the drum traveled by the iron during the short throu', can be egulated bv shifting the slide 24T to which .he arm or support 18 for the iron is conected, rele ivcly toA the` carriage 16. ln ,ie illustrated. embodiment of my invention, ie prime mover is an electric motor 81, the shaft 31 of which is provided With Worm 82 meshing` with the Worm gear heel mounted uponv the shaft 8&1, and this shaft is connected through sui able poner` transmitting' mechanism to the rotating' drum and to the carriage 15 to reciprocatethe same.

As here illustrated. the power transmit tine .mechani m to the drinn commises a 84() mounted on the shaft 8" l mi meshing ne gear. 311 mounted on a shaft l having A 8G thereon, the meshing;` with a .Oear 38 mounted on a shaft this shaft 39 having a bevel gear l() meshing. with the bevel gear Z11 on a shaft 42, extending forwardly and being connecte/fil by suitableclutch mechanism to a shaft i8 inline with the shaft 42, the shaft 43 having a gear 44.- at its front end meshing with the gear as anl internal annular gear 45 ou the rear end of the drum. l

The clutchfbetweenthe sl'mfts 1-2 and here illustrated comprises sections 4G. mounted respectively on the shafts Ll2, e the. section beingj shiftable axially linto and out of engagement with the section et?. This clutch is actuated as ivill be hereiuafter described.

Gbviously, during the operation of the prime mover, the drum will be rotated.

lll() Zi l) The power transmitting means between the prime mover or the shaft 34 and the carriage 16 includes means by which the length of the throw of the carriage can be varied. n

This motion transmitting means as here illustrated comprises a plurality of cranks 48, 49, Fig. 4, of different radii connected to the prime mover, oscillating members 50, 51, connectable by suitable clutches to the carriage 16, connecting rods 52, 53, connecting the crank 48 to the member 50 and the crank 49 to the member 51.

lThe distance between the wrist pin 54 and the shaft 56 is greater than the radial length of the crank 48 so that the rotary motion of the crank 48 is transferred into an oscillating motion to the member 50.

Also, the radial length of the wrist pin 55 connecting the rod 53 to the member 51 is greater .than the radius` of the crank 49, and this crank 49 is of less radial length than the crank 48 so that it imparts a shorter throw to the member 51 and the carriage 16 than the crank 48 imparts to the member 50 of the carriage 16.

The crank 48 is of sufficient length to impart a reciprocating movement to the carriage 16 to move the iron 15, the full length of the drum 2.

The crank 49 is long enough to impart a reciprocating movement to the iron of about one-half of the length of the drum.

The members 50 and 51 are here shown as gears mounted on a shaft 56 and connected thereto. These gears mesh with companion gears 59, 60, respectively mounted on a shaft 61 on which a segment 62 is mounted, said segment meshing with a rack 63 provided on the lower side of the carriage 16. The gears 59', 60 are comrectible to and disconnectible from the shaft 61 by suitable clutches 57 and 58, which are operable as hereinafter described.

When the clutch 57 is connected to its v companion gear' 59', the carriage 16 is actuated through the segment 62 andrack 63 and the long throw is imparted to the carriage 16 and the iron 15.

kWhen the clutch 58 is operated to connect the gear 60 to the shaft 61', the carriage 16`is actuated through the segment 62 and rack 63, and is given the shortthrow. By shifting the slide 24 relatively to the carriage 16, the iron may be caused to travel during this short throw over any desired portion of the drum.

The cranks 48, 49, are here illustrated as mounted upon a shaft 342 and 37 respectively. The'shaft 342 is here shown as arranged in line with the shaft 34.and as having Va gear thereon meshing with the gear 36 on the shaft 37. Owing to the arrangement of the trains of gears, the shaft 42 which actuates the drum 2 is operated when either crank 48 or 49 is effectively connected to the carriage 16.

The clutches 46, 57 and 58 are operated by suitable members as foot levers 59, and 6l, located at lone side as the right hand side of the frontend of the frame l as seen in Fig. 5, and the motion of these levers is transferred to the clutch sections in any suitable manner. Y

As here shown, the lever 59 is pivoted at 62 rto the frame and is connected by a rod or link 63, Fig. 6, and an arm 64 projecting laterally from this link, to a lever 65, pivoted between its ends at 66 to a suitable support or hanger 67, this level having a cam or wedge surface 68 at one end, which coacts with the complemental cam surface 68l on one end of a shifter 69, Figs. 4 and 6, which shifter is pivoted or seated at 70 in the bracket 71, the shifter 69 being connected to the clutch section 46 onthe shaft 42 to shift said section into and out of engagement with the clutch section 47 on the shaft 43. As the lever 59 is depressed, the cam surface 68a slides incline plan-e fashion along' the face 68 and moves the shifter and the clutch section to the left into engagement with the face of the clutch section 47 on the shaft 43. The pedal 59 may be locked in this depressed position by a latch 72, Figs. 5 and 6, pivoted at 73 to the frame, the latch extending through a slot 74 in the pedal 59 and having a shoulder 75 in its lower end which latches on the top faces of the lever when the lever is depressed, the latch being pressed into its operative position by a spring pressed plunger 76a mounted in the lever 59. This latch is arranged so that it is moved automatically by its spring-pressed plunger 7 6Z1 into locking position when the pedal is depressed and it can be moved whenever desired by the toe of the operator out of operative position. The pedals 60, 61, are similar to the pedal 59.

They clutch 57 is similarlyoperated by the lever 60 by a link 76" connected to a `lever 77 similar to thelever 65 by an arm not shown but similar to the arm 64 on the rod 63, Figures 5 and 6 which lever 77 'has cam faces 78 coacting with ythe shifting lever 7 9 connected to the clutch 57, which is here shown as a frictionclutch operating with the clutch section or socket 8O on the gear 59.

The pedal 61 is similarly connected by a rod 81 to a shifting lever 82 similar to the Vlevers 65 and 79 by an arm not shown but similar to the arm 64 on the rod 63 and coacting with the clutch section 58 which is similar to the clutch section 57 The links 63, 76 and 81, all cooperate with a universal bar 84 pivoted at 85 to the frame at one side thereof and extending transversely of the frame, each of the links havingV a hook-shaped coupling 86, Fig. 6,

which permits downward Amovement oithe bar by any one of the links 63,76', 81 with-` out moving the other links.

This bar S4@ is connected to the arm 18 which carries the iron 15 and normally holds' the iron in an inoperative position, or away from the drum 2 and upon depressing of any one' of the pedals 59,760, and 61, the iron will assume its operative position upon the drum. its here shown, the intermediate part ot the bar Sel' is connected to upwardly extending rods 8? havingv a coupling 88 across their upper ends, upon which the arm 18 rests,-

each rod being. pressed' upwardly by a spring SS) shouldering` at one end on the` engaged with the clutch el?, the motion' is transmitted through the shalt through the reduction gearing),` 8&0, 341', shat't 3T, gear 36, pear 38. shaft 39; beveled' gears d0, ill, shaft 4Q, clutch sections 4:6, ell-7, shaft` 43',

pinion to the annular concentric gear Upon' cle-- on the inner end of the drum; l pressing` the pedal 60'the clutch 57 is oper; ated to connect the gear 59 tothe shaft 6l .so that the carriage 16 is reciprocated by the long` crank 4:8, the motion being trans-v mi tted from the'sha'tt Sii'lthrough the' reduction gear 340, 341, shaft 37, gears 36, 35,

shaft SI12, crank 4S, connecting rod 552, gear 50. ge r 59', shaft 61', segment 62', andra'ck When it is desired to use vthe short throw, the pedal. 61 is operated, thus operatingthe clutch section 58 to lock the gear 60 tothe shaft 6l so that the motion is transmitted to the carriage l5 Jirom the shaft 3d, reduc.- tion rearingv 3110, 341-1, shaft 37', .short crank 4:9, connecting rod 5S, gear 51,. gear 6l', clutch 58, shaft 61', segment 62 and rack 63.

ln order to locate the iron on any4 particular pa 't of the clothes support when the short throw is being` used, the slide 2li on which the arm 18 c rrying the iron 15 is mounted, is moved relatively to the carriageV 16 by taking' hold ot the bracket 2O of the iron and aiiplyinp; suilicient torce toovern come the friction between the irict-ionv shoe'or plate Q6 and the carriage 16.'

W hen it is desired to'use asleeve or bosom board, the drum 2 may be swung out ot' operative position into-the. position shown.-A

indotte'd lines, Fig; 2, by withdrawing the boltsl 8 and swinging the drum and bracket 8 about the axis- S), this movement earryii'ig the annular gear 45 on the drum out ot mesh with the pinion dit.

The ironing; board may then be mounted on the trame by placing the hooks` 12 in the openings/13, Fig. 2. Upon movement ol' any ot the `pedals 59,' 60', v61, the arm 1S moves downwardly 'and hence the iron 15 is brought for reeiproeatine'I the slide,` and :trietional *i means 'for slidably holding' the iron relative 'to there "ocatingslide' to permit adjustment o' the iron relative tothe slide while the machine is operating- 2. An ironing` machine comprising' a trame, a clothes support carried bythe 'tra ne, an iron movable lengthwise olf the support, mechanism for reciprocating; the iron comprising' a driving; member, a plurality of motion transmitting' means between tie-driving member and the iron, and means' tor connecting one of said means to the driving' member, at will, while the .inL chine is-l inbperatioin substantially and torthe purpose set 'forth'.

3. ein ironing machine, the`A combination et a frame, a. clothes supportcarried by the iframe, :an iron' movable lengthwiseA 'o'.t the support, a reciprocatii slide moyab'lewith' sai d carr on=theslide and vcarriage, opcrable'to permit shift-ine' ot the slide along' the carriage, mechanism 'tor re` ciprocating' the carriage. a drivi bei', a plurality oit motion transmitted' means between the driving'member a Ld the carriae'ey 'for transn'iitting reciprocating movements ot dilterent lengths to the carriage, and means 'forconnecting any one oi such motion transmitting means, at will, to the slide while the driving` member is in operation, substantiallylas and tor the purpose specified. n

ll.A Ein ironing" machine comprising' a frame, a.- clothes` support carried by the trame, a reciprocating` carriage, an iron sunoort connect'edit'o thecarria'ge and overhemd'- ing' therclothes support, mechanism for reciprocatingthefarriage comprising; a prime'.

mover, cranks having different throws connected to the prime mover, motion transmitting means comprising connecting rods, and means for eiiectively connecting and disconnecting either of the cranks and its connecting rod to and from the carriage, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

5. An ironing machine comprising a frame, a clothes support carried by the frame, a reciprocating carriage, an iron support connected to the carriage and overhanging the clothes support, mechanism for reciprocating the carriage comprising a prime mover, cranks having different throws associated With the prime mover, oscillating members paired with the cranks and connected to the carriage, rods connecting the cranks and said members whereby rotation of the cranks oscillates said members, and means 'for connecting and disconnecting either of said members to the carriage, substantially as and for the purpose described.

6. An ironing machine comprising a trame, a bracket pivoted to the frame, a rotatable clothes support carried by the bracket, and having a gear concentric therewith, means normally holding the bracket from pivotal movement, and actuating means for the drum comprising a gear meshing with the gear on the drum, said gears being arranged to separate upon movement of the bracket on its pivot out ot its normal position, substantially as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof, We have hereunto signed our names at Syracuse, in the county of Cnondaga, and State of New York, thisl 9th' day of February, 1922. VATSON A. OSGGOD. CHAS. W. SVVORTFIGUEB.. 

